diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b8807e5..e630187 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ file(GLOB source_files
 )
 set(SOURCES ${source_files})
 
+set(CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX ./project_build)
+message (STATUS "CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX: ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}")
+
 file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin)
 set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin)
 option(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS "Build shared libraries" OFF)
@@ -40,4 +43,4 @@ if(WIN32)
         VERBATIM)
 endif()
 
-install(TARGETS ${PROJECT_NAME})
\ No newline at end of file
+install(TARGETS ${PROJECT_NAME})